MAYDONA (McCARY) MELTON, 90, was born in Rosston TX on January 2, 1930 tp Robert Eugene McCary and Beulah Mae (Ferguson) McCary. She entered into her Heavenly home on May 23, 2020 in Waco, TX.

Maydona attended High School in Era, TX, and graduated Valedictorian. She atended Howard Bayne University, and Dallas Baptist University, graduating with degrees in Religion, Music, and Elementary Education. She pursued her love of music by playing the piano.

She married John Lewis Melton, and they raised three children: Donna, David and Danny. They worked as Baptist Home Missionaries for many years, in Laredo, Zapata and along the Rio Grande border, helping to build missions and small churches. She made Mission trips to Mexico, Kentucky, and helped start a church school in Corpus Christi. She taught school for many years until her retirement in 2004. Since then, she has worked and played the piano in Mexican Missions in Waco, enjoying her grandchildren and great-grandchilden. John passed away in 2000, and her son Danny passed away in 2006. Maydona's hearts desire was to serve the Lord Jesus until He took her home - and she did!

She is survived by her son Paul David Melton and his wife Paula; daughter Donna Hope Kiefer; brother Kent McCary and his wife Beverly; grandchildren Christina Melton, J enny Manning; Cassie Blanco; and Jamie Lynn Kiefer; great-grandchildren Zoe and Ava Mannng; Kanan and Mia Blanco; and John Michael Benites. Maydona had nieces and nephews who are left to cherish her memory: Reesa and Ray Lambert,Linda and Bob Manning, Rhonda McCary and Robert Dale and JoAnn McCary.

The family extends gratitude to Texas Home Health Hospice and Right-At-Home nursing. Thank you for your kind and loving care in her last days.

She will be laid to rest next to her husband in the Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Texas, A memorial service to honor her life will be held at a later date. For those wishing to honor her memory through memorials, the family has suggested they be sent to the Primera Iglesia Baptista, 510 N 4th Street, Waco TX 76701 or the Meadowbrook Baptist Church, 1207 N Old Robinson Road, Waco TX 76706.

An online guestbook is available at www.hurleyfuneralhome.com

Arrangements under he direction of the Hurley Funeral Home, 608 E Trinity, Pearsall, TX 78061